2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,478 1,346 31.4 29.6-33.2 3,132 68.6 66.8-70.4
Medicaid Region 4 945 314 32.8 29.4-36.4 631 67.2 63.6-70.6
GENDER
Male 490 142 28.4 24.0-33.3 348 71.6 66.7-76.0
Female 455 172 37.3 32.3-42.5 283 62.7 57.5-67.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 573 212 35.9 31.5-40.6 361 64.1 59.4-68.5
Non-Hispanic Black 201 39 21.2 15.2-28.9 162 78.8 71.1-84.8
Other 158 60 39.4 31.0-48.6 98 60.6 51.4-69.0
AGE
18-44 420 157 37.7 32.5-43.3 263 62.3 56.7-67.5
45-64 306 83 27.2 21.9-33.2 223 72.8 66.8-78.1
65+ 206 71 30.6 23.9-38.4 135 69.4 61.6-76.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 237 63 28.6 22.3-35.9 174 71.4 64.1-77.7
Some Post-H.S. 199 73 37.2 30.1-44.9 126 62.8 55.1-69.9
College Graduate 506 178 33.3 29.1-37.8 328 66.7 62.2-70.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 306 89 29.3 23.4-35.9 217 70.7 64.1-76.6
$50,000+ 481 165 33.5 28.9-38.5 316 66.5 61.5-71.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 158 60 37.3 29.2-46.2 98 62.7 53.8-70.8

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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity.
Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese=BMI 30 or greater.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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